Another Successful Year: Decision to Whip up New Members 'The twenty-fourth annual meet ing of the Association of Lancastrians in China was held by: kind Permission of Messrs. Maitland Ca. in their auction room last Friday Mr. H.W. P. MeBfeckin, the Presi-"dent, occupied the chair. He said that' unfortunately during the past your they had lost by death three of their most. prominent members. Mr. Cecil' Holliday at one time. was President of the Association and up to the end he displayed the greatest {interest in everything connected with It, Mr. G. Grayrigge and Mr. V. Grundy also wore well knows to the members and had done {Freat deal for the Association, So far as the Association's affairs were concerned "he could: only say: everything. was ili a: very" ea factory condition.: Their. activities were rather curtailed on' account of! the troubles during the summer but they got -thraygh spat: of their Programme and hoped to do more next years yee 'The: report stated "The, statewient 6¢! sctounts pre. sented) shows.' calli balance -of '$401.59 at the Chartéled Barth,' and $166.09; at the "Municipal" Savings ae Reproduced with The usual donation of £30 was made on September 11 to maintain three [I beds for the orphans of Lancashire soldiers and sailors. During the year the Associatiof showed profit of $163.97. This is very satisfactory, as the only means of the Association is the annual subscription contributed by members. The balance at profit and loss account amounts to $304.08 and the committee proposes to carry this forward to 1925, 'Only one cricket match was played this season, against the Shanghai Cricket Club on August] Bank Holiday, our team being thee guests of the S.C.C. for tiffin. The S.C.C, won by four wickets. Batting first, we compiled a total of 184, the' chief scorers being H. Rogerson 87, F. G. Renwick 28, Carr 24, E.G. Barnes 23 and T. Rawsthone 21. The S.C.C., follow. ing on, reached our total of 184 for a loss of six wickets, but carrying on, compiled a total of 254, H. W. Allison, with a score of 89, being largely responsible for our defeat. Dr. O'Fiara, with three wickets for 45 runs, and R. Grimshaw, with two lokets' for 24 runs, were the pick] of our bowlers."
"The report and "accounts _were adopted and the following officers resident, Mr. H. W.
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